[近朱者赤,近墨者黑, jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔˋ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄟ]proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (成语 saw, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.; Nurture determines a person's character.[Add to Longdo]
[おすみつき, osumitsuki](n) (1) (See 墨付き) handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation; (2) certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord[Add to Longdo]
[しじんぼっかく;しじんぼっきゃく, shijinbokkaku ; shijinbokkyaku](n) poets and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy[Add to Longdo]
[ぶんじんぼっかく;ぶんじんぼっきゃく, bunjinbokkaku ; bunjinbokkyaku](n) writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy[Add to Longdo]